Reading treble clef?

Question:

Reading treble clef?

I just joined the choir and I only have a little experience reading music. I know the basics so I will keep my questions simple.

Which sounds in the do re mi scale go with which notes (d, e, f,...)?

For example, the do sound is for the d.

Also, once you get to the high do, do you just go back down the do re mi scale backwards, even though the notes are on higher lines?
Please could someone help me out.

Best Answer - Chosen by Asker: Rachel is on the right track with her answer! She is absolutely right about the solfege syllables moving with the key signature. When my choirs do warm ups, we sing those syllables in every key signature, often the kids that don't read music from having played an instrument never realize that until maybe when they are older.
Those notes on the staff are what you should try and focus on learning, and I know they are really confusing until a person breaks it down for themselves. The fact that you are asking an insightful question, and are not yet in HS (I assume by your question) makes me believe you probably could decipher the staff. Try to save up for a keyboard- even a cheap one then you have something to relate the notes to (even $10 for a toy one). Then get a beginner piano book for yourself, the little kids ones are fine, in fact they do a great job of explaining everything in simple terms (since the parent may have to help with home practice, but not play themselves)- just ignore the cute pictures and titles ;)
Focus on the clef you have to read (Soprano, Alto always read treble, Bass always reads bass clef, and tenors read mostly treble and sing it down an octave, but they also read bass clef sometimes)
I have had several kids teach themselves to read enough this way, that they can work on their individual part line at home. Use your school chorus teacher as a person to ask for help if you get confused, he/she should be thrilled that you are trying to expand your knowledge!
-MS/HS choir director 15 years I believe D is re and E is mi.

However, in choir, you shouldn't really be singing do re mi but instead the note name so knowing which notes go with the sound doesn't really help.... I suggest you learn how the note sounds like instead, instead of comparing it to the do re mi scale. Its more accurate this way.
If you're going higher an higher on the scale (ascending), you don't go backwards from the "do", just keep going. Your'e just going to be singing the higher version of the do re mi.

this is a very confusing question. I'll avoid musical terminology for both our sakes.
Let's simplify things a little and make your do middle C. That way C = do, D = re, E = mi, F = fa, G = so, A = la, B = ti, C = do. And yes, high C will be your high do, so to come back you just sing the notes in reverse. Now are you thoroughly confused? If we had a piano, it would help. Why not sing the song "Do, Re, Mi" from "The Sound of Music". In it the scale is sung forward and back. Simplistic but it works. Then, if you like, alter do, re, mi to A, B,C, etc.

Must say that I find the A,B,C method easiest, but in school we were taught do, re, mi. As an adult, I've sung in choirs and barbershop groups. In the latter, to add to the confusion, one director decided to help those who couldn't read music by teaching us all to number the scale-notes and sing the numbers. So C become 1 and so on. It was enough to drive a person to drink. All the best, by the way ... and enjoy your choir. The syllables of the do re mi scale don't necessarily correspond to specific pitches, but to scale degrees. They're all relative to one another, and which note goes with each syllable depends on what key the song is in. IOW, "do" = first or root note of the scale, whatever that scale is; "re" = second note of the scale' "mi" = third note of the scale, etc.

If the song is in the key of C, then "do" is C, "re" is D, "mi" is E, "fa" is F, "sol" is G, "la" is A, "ti" is B, and "do" is C again.

If the song is in the key of A, then "do" is A, "re" is B, "mi" is C sharp, "fa" is D, "sol" is E, "la" is F sharp, "ti" is G sharp, and "do" is A again.

And so on for all twelve keys.

Once you get to the high "do" you can either go back down the scale (do ti la sol fa mi re do), or continue up into the next octave (do re mi fa sol la ti do re mi fa sol la ti do...etc) according to what the music calls for.

Hope this helps. do - D
re - E
mi - F#
fa - G
sol - A
la - B
ti - C#
do - D

*each note goes to the next line or space (ex: do to re goes from the space to the next line)
* then if you keep going higher you start over with "do", then "re", and keep going in the same order
Hope this helps you out!